Bonnie and Clyde’s Fort Worth Hideout at the Stockyards Hotel
Fort Worth, Texas—also known as “Where the West Begins”—has been the preferred hiding place of many famous outlaws and criminals. Perhaps none of our notorious denizens were more exciting than the household names Bonnie and Clyde. That’s right: Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker spent time in Fort Worth’s Stockyards neighborhood, and we’re here to tell…
Who Put the Panther in Panther City?
A Nickname Born as an Insult Fort Worth has collected plenty of nicknames, including Cowtown, Funkytown and Where the West Begins. Panther City has the strangest origin story of the bunch. It began as a jab from Dallas and became a symbol Fort Worth proudly claimed for itself. Fort Worth Crawling appreciates a tale with…
Fort Worth’s Last Gunfight: Luke Short, Jim Courtright and the White Elephant Saloon
A Showdown on Main Street Fort Worth’s Wild West reputation was not created by movie scripts. On February 8, 1887, gambler and saloon man Luke Short faced former city marshal Timothy Isaiah “Longhair Jim” Courtright on Main Street. Seconds later, Courtright lay mortally wounded and one of Fort Worth’s most famous gunfights had entered local…
Fort Worth’s Black Cowboys and Cowgirls: People, Places and Rodeo History
The West Was Always Diverse The popular image of the American cowboy leaves out too many people. Black cattle workers, horsemen, ranchers and rodeo athletes helped build the West from the 19th century forward. Fort Worth’s Stockyards and rodeo culture offer several ways to explore that history through people, places and continuing traditions. Fort Worth…